Jennifer Hunter
USA

“The artist's world is limitless. It can be found anywhere, far from where he lives or a few feet away. It is always on his doorstep.” -Paul Strand.
Jennifer Hunter (United States) takes photographs and creates artworks using Adobe Photoshop. Her works directly respond to the surrounding environment and use everyday experiences from the artist as a starting point. Often these are framed instances that would go unnoticed in their original context. By contesting the division between the realm of memory and the realm of experience, she absorbs the tradition of remembrance art into daily practice. This personal follow-up and revival of a tradition are necessary as an act of meditation.
Her photos are a reflection upon the art of photography itself: thoroughly self-referential, yet no less aesthetically pleasing, made present in the artist’s exploration of some of the most ordinary objects. With a conceptual strategy, she tries to approach a wide scale of subjects in a multi-layered way. She likes to involve the viewer in a way that is sometimes physical and believes in the idea of function following form in work.

I wanted to capture the excitement and buzz that is typical in the theater district of a city center. "The life of our city is rich in poetic and marvelous subjects. We are enveloped and steeped as though in an atmosphere of the marvelous; but we do not notice it."
-Charles Baudelaire

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I took this photograph in Glacier National Park. These are actually burnt out trees. But I wanted to give them life, and make them have dimension. So I created this artwork. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

This is a photograph I took in Tucson, AZ. I love the southwest. The textures and colors of the old adobe homes are embedded in my spirit. "Follow your bliss and the universe will open doors where there were only walls." -Joseph Campbell

Even in the rain, there is always a sliver of sunshine. This is a work I created with the help of Gabriel Olude's model. She is stunning and I wanted to create a beautiful digital artwork to represent her beauty.

I created this piece while considering how fleeting time is... How we are standing here in the present, and the past is gone. A quote: “I have learned that if you must leave a place that you have lived in and loved and where all your yesteryears are buried deep, leave it any way except a slow way, l...

"That's the effect of living backwards," the Queen said kindly: "it always makes one a little giddy at first--"
from Through the Looking Glass.
This surreal piece came to be from the desire to create a timeless portrait of a woman in a make believe dream world. I incorporated multiple layers, ef...

“Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts. There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature -- the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after winter.”
― Rachel Carson, Silent Spring

This is a watercolor piece I created with different layers and techniques. Quote: “Bees do have a smell, you know, and if they don't they should, for their feet are dusted with spices from a million flowers.”
― Ray Bradbury, Dandelion Wine

I shot this image in the fall. It was an overcast day, but the sun was lighting up the Mission beautifully. I wanted to create the sense of earthy, rough texture of the adobe building, while giving this piece a painterly feel. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

“You don't make a photograph just with a camera. You bring to the act of photography all the pictures you have seen, the books you have read, the music you have heard, the people you have loved.”
― Ansel Adams